Half of the country’s aboriginal families living on reserve could miss out on the federal government’s new child benefit aimed at raising hundreds of thousands of Canadians out of poverty, CP’s Jordan Press reports.

The government recently “formalized” the rules covering travel by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, setting out what gets paid for by taxpayers and what is privately funded. The CBC obtained the four-page guideline document through an Access to Information request. Here’s Dean Beeby with the details.

Trudeau took to Twitter today to speak directly to young people he wants to see serve on a national council to advise him on their priorities. Trudeau launched the application process for the council on Twitter, then spent an hour taking questions on the social media site about how the council will work — and Star Wars. CP’s Terry Pedwell has the details.

We’ve decided to slot the Republican convention in Noteworthy rather than hard news on the grounds that it should really be covered as a Xanax/Make it Stop Earplugs/Hillary Clinton-sponsored Skinnerian experiment in media conditioning as opposed to an authentic political event.